Awesome seat! BA CLUB SUITE Review - 777 JFK to LHR COVID Edition

Well we are on our way to the UK for christmas, I had booked the new British airways Club Suite business class. My flight was originally from Newark but got switched to JFK at the last minute. I worried it may actually end up being the old business class which would be disappointing. More on that in a minute.

At JFK British Airways has now put a wall around the First and Business Class check in, so you don’t have to mix with the peasants. Although no lounges were open in the terminal because of the ronies. Business still seemed to be functioning as usual, capitalism baby.

Anyway lets jump to the plane, BA boarded the plane from back to front to maximize social distancing. And to my relief it was indeed the new club suite,

this seat is a big improvement from the now very dated club world business class. Anyway, let me give you a tour of the seat.

From that you probably got an idea of what the seat is like. The main selling points are that every seat faces forward, has direct aisle access, a 17 inch screen and to top it off a door that closes to give you a completely enclosed suite.

They do not know how good they have it.

Now we will review the flight, you get this amenities kit which has all this stuff in it. Here is a better view of that. No drink on the ground, I think that is a service cut back because of the ronies, and yeah you do have to wear a mask, but they were pretty relaxed about it. As long as you appeared to be making the effort to wear it most of the time, they weren’t mask nazis if it slipped below your nose or you had a long break from it while drinking and eating. IN the club suite you are pretty socially distanced anyway, and there is a little shutter you can close if you don’t want to see the person next to you. Bye. Ok that’s my wife I’ll get in trouble for that.

Now after take off, we were offered a drink, I went for a tonic water with lemon. Then the food came out pretty quick. Right now they are serving it all at once in a disposable box, because of, you guessed it, the ronies. But the good thing is you don’t need to wait for service. Non stop Dan complained about long waits between courses on his review of this product. And want to know a secret? If you ask for a second helping of the main course, they actually give it to you. Yeah I know it looks like mush in this container, but the flavor was pretty good. And I really liked the chocolate mousse.

It seems some people were interested in an alternative meal.

After take off they kept the lights dimmed. I looked at the choice of movies and there was literally nothing I wanted to watch. Very strange, maybe it is just me. Anyway I ended up watching a Red Bull documentary about freeride skiing and after that prepared for sleep. When you close the door you have this really nice carpet type material that looks like it cancels out noise, but it probably doesn't do anything.It gives a cosy feeling though.

I turned my seat into a bed and I discovered the only bad thing I found on this flight, what is this canyon in the middle of the bed? It is about three fingers wide and you feel it under your butt when you lie down. I feel like there needs to be a mattress pad with this seat, but nothing was provided. I solved it by stuffing my hoodie into the chasm. But seriously BA, sort that out, you have an awesome seat, why ruin it with an uncomfortable crevasse right under your butt?

Anyway I closed the door and had a really good night’s sleep. When I woke up it felt like only a few minutes had passed, but we were already almost at our destination. I skipped breakfast, was still full from my double meal, played a couple of games of chess, realized I still suck at it, and prepared for landing.

So in total I would give this flight 8 out of ten. The food was not as good as Japan airlines, the best plane food I have ever had, but still ok, despite the presentation and the seat was not as good as Singapore first class suites. But in terms of an all round package, combined with affordability, it was a strong product. The door on the suite is a great feature, but to be honest it would still be a strong product without it, half the people on the flight didn’t even close it. The trim and features of the seat are a big step up from BA’s club world product and I really look forward to the return flight. Please subscribe to our channel for more travel hacking and credit card tips and we will see you next time. Bye.